Sonika vs Sonja

Side-by-side comparison of Sonika and Sonja — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sonika

Girl name

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Name B

Sonja

Girl name · Rank #2921

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Metric Sonika Sonja
Current Rank Unranked #2921
Total Births (all years) 148 39,476
Peak Year 1992 1968
Peak Year Births 10 1,339
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1906

Births by Decade

Decade Sonika Sonja
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 89
1920ss — 231
1930ss — 3,143
1940ss — 5,081
1950ss — 4,619
1960ss — 10,960
1970ss 5 7,963
1980ss 9 3,240
1990ss 36 1,696
2000ss 38 1,187
2010ss 60 956
2020ss — 305

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sonika Sonja
2014 7 110
2015 — 86
2016 8 92
2017 7 69
2018 6 77
2019 5 80
2020 — 76
2021 — 68
2022 — 40
2023 — 65
2024 — 56

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2019.

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